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Job summary

Main area
Research
Grade
Band 3
Contract
12 months (Secondment / Fixed Term for 12 months)
Hours
Full time - 37.5 hours per week (Monday to Friday 8am-4pm)
Job ref
236-NCA-AC414-24
Employer
Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust
Employer type
NHS
Site
Fairfield General Hospital
Town
Bury
Salary
£24,071 - £25,674 per annum
Salary period
Yearly
Closing
06/11/2024 23:59

Employer heading

Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust logo

Clinical Trials Administrator

Band 3

Job overview

An exciting opportunity has opened up to join the Clinical Research Team with the main purpose of the role to assist the  with all aspects of administration related to clinical trials according to Good Clinical Practice (GCP), standard operating procedures (SOPs) and Trust policies.

You will provide support to the Clinical Research Nurses in daily research activity, patient communication and assist in workload management.

You will join an enthusiastic well established Gastroenterology team, comprising of 3 Research Nurses, 1 Research Practitioner and 2 Research Assistants. We conduct a range of Commercial and Non-Commercial Academic studies for patients with Inflammatory Bowel Disease. 

Main duties of the job

  • Typing and formatting of letters and reports where appropriate; meeting timescales as directed by your line manager.
  • To take minutes of meetings, type and distribute to all members of staff and to follow up actions as required.
  • Word processing, which may include letter, memos, notes, record cards, messages and email communication.
  • Collate, provide, receive and appropriately store (manually and electronically) sensitive and confidential information.
  • Maintain administrative systems set up in team offices to ensure an organised and efficient working environment for staff.
  • Responsible for assisting with the booking of team training and responsible for maintaining local training records
  • Undertake reception duties
  • Provide research teams, research networks/themes, and R&I
  • Management team with up to date information about recruitment status of study. Ensure information is available and accessible.
  • Ensure that the accrual figures for studies and referred patients are collated and sent to the trial co-ordinating centre, and R&I Management team for all studies according to agreed timescales.

You will be expected to work at all times according to regulations described in ICH Good Clinical Practice and to the most current guidance relating to Research Governance and Research Ethics. Training needs will be identified and planned accordingly.

Working for our organisation

The Northern Care Alliance NHS Foundation Trust (NCA) provides hospital and integrated health and social care services to over one million people living across Greater Manchester. Our 20,000 colleagues care for people in hospital and in the community, working across Bury, Rochdale, Oldham and Salford, to save and improve lives.

As a large NHS trust we are committed to enhancing the health of our local population by delivering consistently high standards of care and working closely with local authorities and key partners. We believe in our power and potential to make a difference and we’re always looking for people who demonstrate our three core values - care, appreciate and inspire – to join our team.

In return, we can offer you a job role with purpose and flexibility. The size and scale of the NCA means we can provide more challenge and opportunities so your career can always be moving in the right direction. By joining us you can also access a competitive benefits package, including, a fantastic annual leave allowance, flexible working opportunities and protected hours for health and wellbeing activities, helping you to achieve more personal downtime and a better work-life balance.

Detailed job description and main responsibilities

To read more information about the advertised role, and the main job duties/responsibilities please open the Job Description and Person Specification located under the supporting documents heading. You can also read more information about working at the Northern Care Alliance within the attached Candidate Information Pack or by visiting our careers website: www.careers.northerncarealliance.nhs.uk

Person specification

Knowledge

Essential criteria
  • Understanding of data protection and Caldicott Guidelines
Desirable criteria
  • Knowledge of GCP/ICH
  • Some knowledge of the healthcare environment

Qualifications

Essential criteria
  • Knowledge and relevant experience equivalent to NVQ Level 3
  • ECDL or equivalent
Desirable criteria
  • First level degree

Experience

Essential criteria
  • General administration experience
  • Experience of working autonomously and as part of a Team.
Desirable criteria
  • Experience of working in a clinical environment/Clinical Trial Administration

Skills

Essential criteria
  • Effective communication and interpersonal skills
  • Ability to manage and prioritise own workload with minimal supervision and to strict timescales
  • IT literate, including ability to demonstrate Microsoft Office and internet skills

Employer certification / accreditation badges

NHS Pastoral Care Quality AwardFair Train work experience quality standard - gold standardVeteran AwareApprenticeships logoWorkplace Wellbeing Charter LogoArmed Forces Covenant Gold AwardDisability confident employerTime to changeStep into healthGM Good Employment Charter

Applicant requirements

The postholder will have access to vulnerable people in the course of their normal duties and as such this post is subject to the Rehabilitation of Offenders Act 1974 (Exceptions) Order 1975 (Amendment) (England and Wales) Order 2020 and as such it will be necessary for a submission for Disclosure to be made to the Disclosure and Barring Service to check for any previous criminal convictions.

Documents to download

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Further details / informal visits contact

Name
Denise McSorland
Job title
Research Delivery Lead
Email address
[email protected]
Telephone number
0161 778 3804
Additional information

or

Lyndsay Scarratt

Lead Research Nurse Bury/Oldham/Rochdale

[email protected]

 

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